� Write the correct word under each diagram to check your understanding of language
connected with road travel and directions.
bend crossroads flyover junction roundabout traffic lights
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II II II
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� Listen to directions 1-6 and write the correct word from the box.
1 Stay in the middle lane so that you can go over the motorway.
11 2 You'll have to wait on the right till it changes for you to turn.
3 Go round and take the third exit on the right.
4 Slow down here because it goes to the left quite sharply.
5 When you get there, go straight across.
6 When you get to the end of this road, take the left turn.
COMPLETION/MATCHING TASKS ]
Before listening to directions to complete a map, you should look at the map carefully and think
about the type of information you need to identify each place on the map. When listening, you
should focus on words and phrases that will help you find the information, for example turn left
or go straight on. You need to follow the directions carefully and try to predict which information
will come next.
@g Listen to the Director of Sports giving directions from one sports centre to another.
Write the letters in the correct position on the map.
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12 A roundabout B junction C traffic lights D crossroads E flyover F bend
� Listen to the descriptions of sports 1-5 and write the
correct number next to each sport A-E. When matching descriptions to people, places or things,
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55:5 you need to focus on key words and ideas which can help
13 A gymnastics
D you decide what is being described as well as what is not
being described. For example, if you have to choose
B basketball
D between football and cycling, a description with key
C weightlifting
D words like goal, run and kick is more likely to describe
D badminton D football, and a description with ride, wheel and race is
E table tennis D more likely to describe cycling.
Listen to the next part of the message. The Director of Sports is giving instructions
for preparing three rooms for the inter-college sports competition at the sports
centre. Write the sports in the correct gap in the table. One of the sports
appears twice.
badminton basketball gymnastics table tennis weightlifting
North Hinton Sports Centre
Dean Room Carsley Room Forster Room
Sport event - morning 1 2 3
Sport event - afternoon 4 5 6
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EXAM SKILLS]
In the Listening test you may need to complete categories in a table or
set of notes which already has some of the information in place. You
should look at the information in the table carefully to get a good idea
of what other information is required. This will help you to focus on
the missing information. For example, the word nets is already given
under basketball, so you know that you will need to listen for another You need to write the same words as
word connected with that category for question 2. In each case, you you hear in the recording. You will
will hear the sport first, so you will be able focus on the missing word. be told how many words you need
to write and you will hear the words
in the same order they are given in
� Listen to the last part of the message and complete the table with the pieces of the recording script.
equipment. Write ONE WORD ONLY in each gap.
Sport event basketball g ymnastics table tennis badminton weightlifting
Equipment nets vaulting horse tables 1 barbells
2 3 nets racquets weights
4 5 shuttlecocks 6
rings chalk
pommel horse
� The Director of Sports, Jeff, leaves another message for the three helpers, Steve,
_ Amanda and Malik. In the message, he tells them who should be in charge of each
iJ6� event. Listen and write the correct organiser, A, B, C or D next to events 1-6.
A Steve 1 badminton _______
B Amanda 2 gymnastics _______
C Malik 3 weightlifting am _______
D Jeff 4 basketball _______
5 weightlifting pm _______
6 table tennis _______
